Toy



Aug. 9, 1932. A. REIHING 1,870,752

TOY

Filed May 16, 1932 h 10 v T]:..:+%- 1b i a 0 f 5 A -q- 5 awe/whom Patented Aug. 9, 1932 ANTHONY REIHING, OF TOLEDO, OHIO TOY Application filed May 16,

My invention relates to amusement devices, and it particularly has for its object to provide an inexpensive novel toy of special interest to children.

The toy in its generic nature comprises a split circular or oval track on which one or more rolling bodies are placed, one end of the track being immovably anchored and the other end being anchored to a free block; the trackage is springy and the free block under the spring action of the trackage is normally elevated to hold its track end above the immovably anchored end, the construction being such that by alternately depressing and 10 releasing the free block the rolling body is caused to roll around the track in a continuous travel indefinitely.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the same.

Figure 4 is a detail section showing how the track wires are secured to the blocks.

In the drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 represents a base on which is firmly secured a fixed block 2 to which the downturned portion 6 of the track wires 4 and 5 are secured by having their ends 7 inserted into the blocks and fastened by staples 8 (see Figures 1 and 3).

The other ends of the track wires 4 and 5 are similarly secured to the free block 3. The wires 4 and 5 are held substantially parallel and by virtue of their elasticity or springy nature the block 3 is normally held above the top of the block 2. as shown in Figures 1 and 3, thereby elevating the free end of the trackage above the fixed end. 7 A ball 10, or other suitable rolling body, is Dlaced on the high point of the trackage (see Figure 3) and rolls down and around to the end of the trackage that is secured to the block 2.

As the ball approaches that end the operator presses the block 3 downwardly against the base 1, to lower the free end of the trackage below the level of the fixed end, so that the ball may roll oif the fixed end back onto 1932. Serial N5. 611,709.

the free end, whereupon the operator releases the block 3 and the ball 10 is given a second impetus to impel it around the track on its second revolution. This alternate depressing and releasing of the block 3 at the proper moment enables the ball to be run continuously around the track in the direction of the arrows in Figures 1 and 3, it requiring more or less skill for the operator to operate the block 3 in order to keep the ball rolling continuously.

The block 3, of course, is made of less depth than the block 2 in order that when it is depressed onto the base 1 the track end to Which it is attached will be below thelevel of the fixed end of the track. 7

Rolling bodies of various sizes may be employed so long as they are large enough to engage the track wires 4 and 5 without dropping through.

While-I have described the track as oomposed of parallel wires 4 and 5 it is obvious that mechanical equivalents thereof may be substituted without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A toy comprising a rigidly held block and a free block adjacent thereto, an annular resilient track, one end of which is secured to the fixed block and the other end is secured to the free block, the resiliency of the track normally holding the free block elevated above the rigid block, and a rolling element on the track.

2. A toy comprising a rigidly held block and a free block adjacent thereto, an annular resilient track, one end of which is secured to the fixed block and the other end is secured to the free block, the resiliency of the track normally holding the free block elevated above the rigid block, a rolling element on the track, the depth of the free block being less than that of the rigid block whereby it may be depressed below the topof the rigid block for the purpose described.

3. A toy comprising a rigidly held block and a free block adjacent thereto, an annular resilient track, one end of which is secured to the fixed block and the other end is secured to the free block, the resiliency of the track normally holding the free block elevated above the rigid block, a rolling element on the track, said track comprising approximately parallelly spaced Wires.

4. A toy comprising a rigidly held block and a free block adjacent thereto an annular resilient track, one end of which is secured to the fixed block and the other end is secured to the free block, the resiliency of the track normally holding the free block elevated above the rigid block, a rolling element on the track, the depth of the free block be-- ing less than that of the rigid block whereby it may be depressed below the top of the rigid block, said track comprising approximately parallelly spaced Wires.

' ANTHONY REIHING. 

